February 16, 2019 IBM steps up efforts to help miners improve health and safety records The company is working with several wearable technology providers so companies can monitor biometric and environmental data to identify whether employees are experiencing dangers or risk, beyond a equipment failure.
February 15, 2019 Fire shuts down Vale’s Malaysia distribution center The majority of material from the Malaysian distribution center is Brazilian Blend fines destined for China.
February 15, 2019 Trust in tailings? Vale dam disaster spurs investors into action The disaster has called into question the willingness of investors and lenders to continue funding the broader industry.
February 15, 2019 EU starts investigation into Chinese steel wheel imports The investigation could lead to provisional duties being applied within nine months and definitive duties, typically in place for five years, in 15 months.
February 15, 2019 China won’t come to the rescue in global iron ore supply crisis “If China’s mines could produce more they would already be doing so."
February 15, 2019 Not so autonomous: Wifi outage results in driverless truck crash at Fortescue mine One of the trucks was traveling at low speed and ran into another that was parked at its Christmas Creek iron ore mine in Australia's Pilbara region.
February 15, 2019 Eight Vale employees arrested in Brazil as part of dam collapse probe Four people from the German consulting group Tüv Süd, company that certified the safety of Vale’s dams, were also detained.
February 14, 2019 Technology to redesign 77% of Australian mining jobs over next five years — report An injection of A$5 billion to A$13 billion in workforce capability will be needed over the next decade.
February 14, 2019 China iron ore imports rise on pre-holiday restocking Iron ore supply is expected to tighten after the Vale accident, but actual effects in the Chinese market will not occur until late March.
February 14, 2019 Brazilian mine tragedy will not be the last tailings dam disaster Our current prediction is for 19 very serious failures between 2018 and 2027.
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